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Legal Px
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Cannabis is a recognized prescription drug. The positive economic impact of this long-recognized fact holds potential for Humboldt County's depressed job market. It is your privilege to reinforce negative stereotyping as you wish, but your editorial space could provide much more constructive thought. Your apparent prejudice against those who use this medicine detracts from your message. Happy Mother's Day.
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Observer
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"recognized prescription drug" ?
Bull. Arcata is on the fast track to becoming a cesspool of drugged out losers in life & the prianha that make money off of them. Phoney doctors, psychologists picking up the pieces of derelict lives, social workers trying to get them more welfare, food bank people making a living feeding them, hydroponic equipment sellers, slum lords and worst of all, the ones making a fortune selling the drug through "dispensaries".
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unanonymous
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Arcata is already there...
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jason
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Have you ever been to the town of Mendocino? It is nothing like you describe. It is far more akin to an upscale version of Trinidad with a thriving tourist economy.
I suspect I know what town you are thinking of, but it is not Mendocino.
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herbalist
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if it were legal, we wouldn't be in this mess. we would not have a prison-state. police could fight the real druglords. the price could illustrate supply and demand. all the laws against a plant which has been here long before America saw Europeans, will not make it go away. and yet Arcata must get it's head out of the sand and realize violent people will come to score an easy rip-off. House fires threaten neighborhoods. medicines of all types can be abused.
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get a job
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Q. How do you get a one-armed stoner out of a tree?
A. Wave.
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Yep
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Smoking causes cancer.
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Responsible 215 Patient
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Yep wrote: Smoking causes cancer. Recent research proves Cannabis actually reduces the chances of lung cancer. I think you are confusing tobacco with Cannabis.
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Eurekoid
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Times Standard is nothing more than a Propaganda Hate Fest.
Let the people of Arcata choose its own path. Incase no one realized it Arcata is one of the most expensive places to live in humboldt county and the city is full of tax dollars "thanks clincs" and has one of the best economys in the county. If anything arcata should be an example to the rest of the county as to how to turn your local economy around. As for all the drugs and hippis, does no one remember its a college town, ofcoarse theres gonna be partys and drugs. Doesnt mean if you support MMJ that your community will be overrun by "arcata types". The truth is the majority of this county is MMJ friendly and Times Standard only prints useless propaganda to make it seem elsewise. Theres a reason this newspaper is know as the "Sub-Standard"
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arcata resident
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You may think it's bad buddy but every retail store in town sure likes the money pot brings here
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The Real Bubba Joe
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C'mon everyone. Just let the Arcata city council twist up another fatty and smoke it while they deliberate. We'll wake them up tomorrow.
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Masked Patriot
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government out of our lives, or face our anger and thirst for revenge.
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In the Know-Oakland-CA
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druggies. bottom line.
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Observer
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Yeah Jason, that is what they said about Haight-Ashbury also. It quickly degenerated into a slum hell.
Arcata is already circling the toilet bowl & even some of the kids on the city council realize the trouble they are in.
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Anonymous
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There is a reason it is illegal on a Federal basis. Pot is ruining peoples' lives and users are willing to hurt or kill to get it and destroy homes they rent jut to get high. The Feds should step in and tell California lawmakers that Prop215 is an invalid law. It's caused nothing but trouble for everyone.
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ms marijuana
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First of all the nomenclature in this article should be changed, but of course it probably doesn't matter to the author. Dope is a very generalized term that covers many different types of drugs and with is carries many negative conotations. I think it would be fair to use the term dope when talking about heroin or other narcotics. I have even heard the term dope be refered to methamphetimines even though it is the opposite of "dope". If the citizens of this town were really concerned about the image I think attacking marijuana is a dumb cause. The real issues is the prevelant use of heroin, crack, and meth that are destroying our community. This is an area of progressive thought, if you're too old or narrow minded to get your head around that than maybe you should leave.
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jaime
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An Arcata without counterculture would closly represent crescent city, scotia, or any other washed up old logging town out here. Mendocino has a great location being only 2 hours from the city, where as Arcata is five hours away. Our maurijuana laws only bring in more tourism. Let me also remind you that Mendocino residents are allowed to possess more maurijuana per person than we are in Humboldt. If you think the town Mendocino is pot-free, dream on.
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Masked Patriot
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feds shouldn't do anything but provide for the defense of the Nation- not going state to state telling them they have no rights but to follow the orders of the gun.
only communists demand strong central government with absolute power.
Abolish federal government!
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jaime
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Observer wrote: Yeah Jason, that is what they said about Haight-Ashbury also. It quickly degenerated into a slum hell.
Arcata is already circling the toilet bowl & even some of the kids on the city council realize the trouble they are in. What kind of slum hell can rent apartments for $3000 a month?
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MIke
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Ah, Darwin's advancement of positive community purpose.
Kinda makes one feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Shall we all sit, legs and eyes crossed, as we pass the joint...
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